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& Clubman Notes 18/02 MARCH 2012 [ $8 ] LOTUS & Clubman Notes THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF LOTUS CLUB VICTORIA LOTUS CLUB QUEENSLAND FEaturES Lotus 70 — A winner at last! Surfers Paradise to the Arctic Circle An Idiots Guide to Your First Track Day You saw it here first www.lotus.org.au March 2012 VOLUME 18 ISSUE 02 FEATURES 05 Lotus 70 — A winner at last! LOTUS 06 Surfers Paradise to the Arctic Circle & Clubman Notes — by the Scenic Route!!! 08 Bayside Vehicle Restorers Club From the Editor 09 An Idiots Guide to Your First Track Day 12 You saw it here first Well, it’s THAT time of year – again. We’ve seen the test series run and won. We’ve endured the tennis. Marvelled at the LPGA tournament being won by an 18-year old (not). 14 Macedon Ranges Meander Watched Black Caviar make it 19 wins, straight (great! Keep your eye on Lucas Cranach 16 Hot Air II [tip])! And now the F1 Grand Prix circus rolls into town. What a buzz – and what a buzz it creates around Melbourne – especially in my ears during workday practice sessions (I’m in 18 Saundo’s Spot the next street!). 19 One Mann’s Shed Of course, we’ll have all the usual naysayers: the yellow ribbon brigade – will they ever get 20 Novice’s Notes the hint? – the usual arguments for and against the cost of the bloody thing – love y’work Mr Walker – and who cares anyway. It’s just one long party…which underlines one of the more special aspects to living in the world’s most livable city: nothing really happens between the AFL finals in September to the weekend after the F1 Grand Prix in March! REGULARS As it should be. And joy of all joys: the footy’s back!! 02 LCV President’s Pleasantries So is the Geneva Motor Show: Lotus has threatened to “blow the top off” which could be hinting at a convertible Evora? – BMW announcing its new Series 6 along with M 03 LCQ President’s Prologue Performance black bits – a not so ugly SsangYong XIV-2 with nifty suicide doors – black 04 Combined Calendar of events Jag XKR Special Editions – and an Alfa Romeo C52, nicknamed “disco volante” (flying saucer) which could have come straight from Hethel…so is it a Lotu Romeo or an Alfa 21 Classifieds Lotuseo? Meanwhile in good ol’ outback Siberia, 13 teams from Australia, UK, Canada, the US and Germany have set out to cross the continent on old world Ural motorcycles to the only town on the Arctic Circle…dare I say it: raising cold hard cash for charity. Good luck with your projects, boys. OK…back to reality. The F1 Grand Prix is not the only big event in town – this month we have our 2nd GP Go Kart Challenge, this year it’s the 3rd Tuesday…March 20th from 7:15 pm (sign-in), racing from 8:00 pm til whenever!! To avoid disappointment, RSVP to Il Presidente, Craig Chalmers now! Coming up next month, we have our visit to the Nereo Dizane Collection on April 10th, prior to our inaugural track day at DECA on April 15. Mark all these dates in your diary now. Once again, deepest appreciation to our contributors, most notably Peter Hill and for facilitating permissions to reproduce articles and images, Michael Hipperson in the UK… without the support of people like you and our other regular contributors, this magazine would probably not happen. And to reiterate, Lotus Notes is not an exclusive coterie, rather your club’s newsletter. So send in your Lotus stories, or journeys to share with us. We’d love to hear from you. COVER IMAGE: As always, there are a couple of “rules” concerning image resolution, etc you need to be Lotus 70 of Class A winner aware of, which can be found in the directory section of this magazine. But please, try to David Arrowsmith keep your stories Lotus related. After all, that’s what we’re all about – and remember… Go ’ard…or go ’ome! — J. Aitch. www.lotus.org.au LOTUS & CLUBMAN NOTES MARCH 2012 [ 1 ] President’s pleasantries By CRAIG CHALMERS, President, LCV We’re off and racing into 2012 and the year has Coming up soon is the beginning of the 50 year April should be the month for car enthusiasts started with plenty of activities and many more celebrations for the Elan starting at the Phillip with a club night visit scheduled to the Nereo in planning. Unfortunately for me a number of Island historics on the weekend of March 9 Dizane car collection, as well as the track day those activities have been under the pump and through 11. A number of members are already at Deca. For DECA a basic CAMS licence, fire work related so it is good to get the car out on displaying their cars, but for those still keen to extinguisher and a helmet will be required and the weekend for a break and to unwind with a display their cars in exchange for free entry, you should find the entry form in this magazine. blat in the hills or cross country. John King may still have one or two windscreen We encourage members to travel up on the stickers left if you are quick and in luck. Those Saturday and stay overnight taking advantage The club started off the year with a restaurant travelling on the EMR on the Sunday who are of our group booking for accommodation and night at Jim’s Greek Tavern in Collingwood with keen for a look can do the EMR blat and turn dinner in Shepparton. As we won’t be running 25 odd members including some recent additions off just before lunch to head on to the island. an EMR in April with Easter and the track day, to the club braving the dubious suburb and its Don’t forget further celebrations including the for those not joining us on the track perhaps a football team to socialise over a meal. A very Easter Friday and Saturday event with FOSC at run to Shepparton to visit the new car museum popular establishment ensured there were plenty Wakefield park. and then on to DECA for a look at what your of patrons to keep the waiters on their toes. fellow LCV members are up to could be in order The following weekend of course is the The first club night of the year was very kindly and a nice run on the Sunday. Australian F1 GP with a number of members hosted by Richard Mann at his ultimate boys having agreed to display their cars in the With Victoria again having the best weather for shed in Port Melbourne with about 30 members Automotive Avenue, so if you’re trackside our cars without being washed away like our in attendance to hear about his plans for his cheering on Mark Webber or Lotus keep an eye unfortunate interstate colleagues make sure type 49 and a number of original Europas as out for some fellow club members and their you get your cars out and give them a run. You well as the Renault Alpine. With a crane, lathe, chariots. Our March club night will again be the may be surprised what a good drive does for fibre glass booth and a number of other items Grand Prix go kart night is on the Tuesday the both you and the car! including a ‘student’ all set up to assist, the 20th at Ace Karts Sunshine with a discounted projects should hopefully move along smoothly With a large number of new members joining rate of $60 for club members. Please make sure time permitting. Good luck Richard. the club, please feel welcome and join us in you RSVP to me to ensure we have a spot for whatever event piques your interest. Introduce The EMR season started with a solid turnout you on the night. I can recommend it as good yourself as you’ll find us a friendly bunch of Lotus louts including a newly acquired cheap motorsport fun with those who attended and hopefully we’ll see you and your car out Evora looking to join the club along with a new last year having a ball. and about for a chat and a chance for other DeLorean and a rarely seen Excel dusted off from By popular demand the Saturday night Grand members to peer over your vehicle. the shed. One who may be in trouble is Eddie Prix BBQ is back, this year at the premises of who with Vicky away in Perth was seen to pick As always keep an eye on the website for the what used to be Meridian Motorsport. We have up a couple of birds in the Elise – unfortunately latest updates on events and hope to see you invited the clubman builders group and the they were of the feathered variety in the radiator soon, GT40 club to join us so hopefully a good turnout intake! You can read more details of the run in can be there early to watch the F1 qualifying at In the meantime travel fast and travel safe, Ian’s report later in the magazine. 5pm with a chat over the BBQ. Craig WELCOME NEW LCV MEMBERS: John Frisina Shane Bowden Richard Badham Next LCV Club Meeting Sophie Swain [1994 Caterham 7] [1983 Dax Rush Clubman] Leah Swain Alan Hoare [1990 PRB] Mark & Rhonda Pickett TUESDAY 20th April Clare Cheesewright David Parkinson [1983 Lotus Esprit] LCV Go-Kart Grand Prix, from 7:15pm Luke Nowlan Chris Parkinson Tamor & Aston Hawkins Ace Karts, 20 Carrington Drive, Sunshine.
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